Monday, June 26, 2017

A bi-weekly, non-comprehensive roundup
of news of beer and other things.

Weeks 23/244 June- 17 June 2017

17 June 2017
Zach Kosslow of Wilmington, N.C., wins Homebrewer of the Year Award at the 39th annual National Homebrewers Conference —now also known as HomeBrew Con— held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

This year’s competition saw 8,618 entries from 3,530 homebrewers located in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and 13 other countries. The final round of competition took place at Homebrew Con, where 1,134 entries were evaluated by some of the top beer judges in the country. Over its 39-year history, the National Homebrew Competition has evaluated 134,835 brews. The first competition, held in 1979 in Boulder, Colorado, judged 34 beers.

15 June 2017
Carlsberg —the world's fourth-largest brewing company, headquartered in Denmark— has announced its intention to use renewable electricity at all of its breweries by 2022, and to eliminate carbon emissions and halve its water usage by 2030. CEO Cees 't Hart noted that the decision by President Donald Trump to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement is a signal for businesses to reaffirm their commitment to the environment.
—Via Just Drinks.